Chapter 255: Thirty Centimeters
At the exit of the Ghost Market, a shadow swiftly ran out from within.
If Li Xiaoyao were here, he would certainly recognize the man escaping from the Ghost Market at a glance.
This man was none other than Jiang Wanhao, who had sold the Spirit Soil to Li Xiaoyao and revealed the location where it was abundant.
Jiang Wanhao left the Ghost Market on the first day, evidently for some urgent business.
This urgent matter was related to Li Xiaoyao.
Li Xiaoyao had effortlessly produced ten thousand Spirit Stones, which was enough to suggest that he was a wealthy man, likely possessing hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones.
This was definitely a tremendous fortune, one that could transform an ordinary person into a powerful cultivator if claimed for oneself.
Jiang Wanhao withdrew from the Ghost Market midway with the intention of using some means to take all of Li Xiaoyao's Spirit Stones for himself.
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Lin Shiyun heard Lin Langtian's words and shook her head slightly, saying, "Yuanyuan has met a friend, she's with them right now."
"Eh, isn't that Yuanyuan?" Another young man in the restaurant spotted Lin Yuanyuan and murmured.
The group looked over and indeed saw Lin Yuanyuan sitting at a table with an old man and a young man.
However, it seemed as though the old and young men were talking to each other, leaving Lin Yuanyuan out of the conversation.
"Who is the young man next to him? He looks quite unfamiliar."
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"I haven't seen that young man before, but I know who the old man is," said the young man named Lin Wen, who ranked within the top ten in strength among the younger generation of the Lin Family.
Only to hear Lin Wen say, "The Grand Marshal of the Lu Province military region, Cheng Dongliang."
"Oh? He's from within the system." The group was somewhat surprised.
Lin Langtian looked at Lin Yuanyuan being disregarded and frowned, "Although Yuanyuan has not cultivated, she is still a daughter of the Lin Family. How can she be treated with such disdain?"
Lin Wen said, "That kid being able to sit with the Military Governor must mean he's not of ordinary status."
"Hmph," Lin Langtian huffed with some anger and began walking towards them.
Lin Wen and the others watched Lin Langtian's retreating back and couldn't help but sigh, "When will Lin Da-ge ever rid himself of his impulsive temper?"
"It's probably hard to change," Lin Shiyun's gaze shifted back and forth between Lin Langtian and Li Xiaoyao.
Lin Langtian's strength was high enough to rank him within the top three of the Lin Family's younger generation, and with his arrogant nature, there were very few people who could make him submit.
The Lin Family was divided into two branches, one was the direct lineage like Lin Yuanyuan, who would be prioritized for grooming and eventually take over the Lin Family's important positions in business and politics.
The other branch was the likes of Lin Shiyun and Lin Langtian.
They possessed Spirit Roots and could engage in cultivation, or become martial artists.
They would inherit the position of the Lin Family within the circle of cultivators.
For a great family to endure and grow stronger, wealth and strength are always the two most important factors.
Lin Langtian now walked over and stood beside the bored Lin Yuanyuan.
"Yuanyuan."
Lin Yuanyuan heard someone calling her, looked up, and saw a handsome man resembling a star from the Southern Country standing beside her.
Lin Yuanyuan found the man somehow familiar, as though she had seen him somewhere before.
Lin Yuanyuan, despite being a direct descendant of the Lin Family, rarely interacted with the cultivators in the family because she was an ordinary person. The last time she had seen Lin Langtian was at her tenth birthday, so it was normal for her not to recognize him.
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"Don't you remember me?" Lin Langtian smiled slightly and said, "I am Lin Langtian. According to our family hierarchy, you should call me cousin brother."
Lin Langtian?
Lin Yuanyuan suddenly remembered and quickly got up, calling out, "Cousin brother."
Lin Langtian smiled, his eyes sweeping over Lin Yuanyuan's delicate face, feeling secretly amazed.
In the younger generation of the Lin Family, there were dozens of people, with over a dozen females, but there were only two or three who had exquisite features like Lin Yuanyuan.
Lin Langtian was very interested in this cousin sister of his. He was thinking about whether to take advantage of this opportunity to make her his.
His cousin sister had both figure and beauty, truly a beauty. Lin Langtian looked at Lin Yuanyuan's fair skin beneath her thin clothing, feeling a lecherous heat rising in his dantian. He could almost see Lin Yuanyuan lying beneath him, her eyes filled with a shy charm as she looked up at him.
"Yuanyuan, what are you doing here? We've been talking about you all this time." Lin Langtian's every move conveyed elegance and full etiquette, just like a prince on a white horse.
Lin Yuanyuan nudged Li Xiaoyao with her elbow and said, "This is my friend Li Xiaoyao. I didn't expect to meet him here, so we sat down to have a chat."
Li Xiaoyao turned around. He had overheard the entire conversation between Lin Yuanyuan and Lin Langtian. Now looking at Lin Langtian, he simply greeted, "Hello."
Lin Langtian merely glanced at him and didn't respond but instead said in a somewhat angry tone, "Chatting? Why do I see them talking aside and leaving you alone, ignoring you?"
Lin Yuanyuan hastily explained, "Cousin brother, you've misunderstood, they…"
"No need to explain. No matter the reason, they shouldn't have neglected you like that. Such friends are not worth making. Yuanyuan, let's go over there, there are some elder brothers I haven't seen in a long time, I'll introduce you to them." Lin Langtian reached out to pull Lin Yuanyuan but she dodged his hand.
Lin Langtian's eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Lin Yuanyuan stood up, glanced apologetically at Li Xiaoyao, and said, "I'll come find you in a bit."
Li Xiaoyao nodded, making a sound of agreement, glanced at the haughty Lin Langtian, then turned his gaze away, continuing to talk with Cheng Dongliang.
When Lin Langtian brought Lin Yuanyuan back, several young men of the Lin Family immediately gathered around.
Lin Yuanyuan was beautiful and had a good figure, and moreover, she was a member of the Lin Family. The young boys, one after another, looked at her like hungry wolves sighting a lamb, their eyes glowing with desire.
The girls, on the other hand, curved their lips into smiles, watching silently from the side.
"Yuanyuan, how old are you this year?"
"Yuanyuan, you're so beautiful, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Yuanyuan, your legs are so long and straight, just looking at them gets me excited."
Although all members of the Lin Family, they were more like cousins, but in fact, their blood relationship was very distant.
If traced back seven or eight generations, they would barely count as close relatives.
Therefore, most of the Lin Family practiced internal marriage within the clan.
Firstly, this could ensure that the next generation had higher qualifications.
Secondly, they didn't need to worry about their wealth spilling outside the family.
Lin Yuanyuan was no naive girl. These men, flirtatious with their words, might be effective with ordinary young girls, but in front of Lin Yuanyuan, they were simply on the level of elementary school students.
"Yuanyuan, if you don't have a boyfriend, how about considering me?"
Lin Yuanyuan's large eyes fluttered as she looked at the man who spoke and said, "My standards for choosing a boyfriend are very high, you know. You might not meet them."
The man laughed heartily and said, "No matter how high the requirements, I'm not afraid. I am quite excellent."
A mischievous smile flickered in Lin Yuanyuan's eyes as she replied, "Actually, my only requirement is that 'it' must be over thirty centimeters. Do you have that? Show me so I can measure it. If it meets the standard, I will be your girlfriend."
Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent, utterly dumbfounded.
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